State ex rel. Loral Systems Group v. Industrial Commission

An award under former R.C. 4123.57(A) requires not only “some evidence” of actual impaired earning capacity, but also “some evidence” causally relating the impairment to the allowed conditions. State, ex rel. Apgar, v. Indus. Comm. (1989), 42 Ohio St. 3d 5, 535 N.E. 2d 1364. The latter element is missing here.

Claimant has submitted no evidence showing that her lack of wages is due to the twenty-five percent impairment noted by Dr. Rosen. We will not speculate as to whether her lack of earnings is attributable to the allowed conditions or is due to, for example, a voluntary decision not to…